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04:30 13 january 2019

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Brave Murray bows out of Australian Open after epic comeback

Brave Murray bows out of Australian Open after epic comeback

International players meet native Australian animals during a visit to the brand new Australian Open Player Pod. A ball is held by one of 360 ballkids of the 2019 Australian open . Taken during the Djokovic v. Murray practice match , Margaret Court News. Kids Tennis Day | 12 Jan. Family Fun.

The first must - see match of Day 3 of the Australian Open is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga‘s second round match against Denis Shapovalov. The two played an epic at Roland Garros last year, where Mertens won in a tight three set match , but it will be interesting to see how both players play with a completely

Duckworth, winning his place in the draw through last month's wildcard playoff tournament, returns for a seventh Australian Open appearance. It is likely to be short after drawing the world No.2 in the first round; the 26-year-old hasn't beaten a top-50 player in three years. But the Sydneysider will at least enjoy strong support on Rod Laver Arena and will give himself every chance after overcoming injuries that had ruined his 2017 and 2018 seasons.

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Here's the first -round match - ups Novak Djokovic v Lleyton Hewitt You’ve got to go back more than five years for the last meeting between six-time Australian Open champion Djokovic and former world No. 1 Hewitt, and over a decade for Hewitt’s sole win in seven against the Serbian.

Australian Open Day 1 schedule and top matches to watch featuring Angelique Kerber, Andy Seeded No. 17, Federer returns to Grand Slam tennis at the Australian Open for the first time since Before then, Wawrinka must get through Klizan and then plays the winner of Frederico Delbonis vs

* Astra Sharma (AUS) v Priscilla Hon (AUS), Court 7 - Day

At least one Australian will reach the second round at Melbourne Park thanks to this pairing of happy-to-be-here locals. Sharma, a 23-year-old from Western Australia, is competing in her first grand slam after defeating three higher-ranked Russians including former Wimbledon finalist Vera Zvonareva in qualifying. Brisbane-based Hon returns to the Open as a wildcard entry three years after her first effort.

The tears and tributes have flowed for Sir Andy Murray since the well-loved Scot's announcement of a looming retirement due to hip issues. The five-time Australian Open runner-up is playing through the pain and wants to get to Wimbledon for a farewell appearance but this meeting with the consistent Spaniard might be his last outing. For as long as he lasts, Murray will be feted by all and sundry.

Kokkinakis earns Australian Open spot

The Australian got through a challenging encounter in straight sets, setting up a potential first round match-up against Novak Djokovic or Kei Nishikori.

The Australian Open is an elimination event. Tickets are sold to sessions of the Australian Open , not to particular matches . What matches can I expect to see on Margaret Court Arena? Margaret Court Arena will showcase some of the world’s best tennis players in action over the first eight days and

Australia's chief singles hope begins her campaign against Kumkhum, who had surprised at Melbourne Park last year by beating Belinda Bencic and reaching the third round. The pair have met at a grand slam before: the Thai beat Barty in 2016 Wimbledon qualifying. Since then, Barty has blossomed into Australia's brightest female prospect since grand-slam winner Sam Stosur. Anything other than an easy win would shock.

After enduring the humiliations of a failed 2018 qualifying mission, Tomic has quietly put in the hard yards to return to the world's top 100 and the Australian Open main draw in 2019. His reward is a meeting last year's finalist. Tomic and Cilic have met before at the Australian Open. In 2010, the Queenslander let slip a two-sets-to-one advantage to lose in five sets.

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What a match!

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Before each day of play at the Australian Open , we'll preview and predict three must - see matches . For full coverage of the season's first Slam, go to our tournament page. The Frenchwoman and the Russian-turned- Aussie have never faced each other, but they should make for an intriguing matchup .

The popular Dane returns to Melbourne Park as a grand-slam champion and, for the first time, will contend with the pressure of defending a major. Wozniacki's first assignment is Belgian van Uytvanck, who has never won a match at the Australian Open in four attempts. But, she climbed into the world's top 50 last year after winning the Budapest Open. Van Uytvanck knocked Garbine Muguruza out of last year's Wimbledon but Wozniacki's class should prevail.

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